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No there is a difference between these two words don't mix it

example: the law of thermodynamics have always existed... we just discovered them

one cannot patent/copyright something we cannot create. As a result there are countless of discoveries that are patented and that will NEVER be used because they are threats to the monopolies and academia, which decide when a so called new invention can be released.

i Absolutely agree now , i pick your point .Thanks @earthcustodians